Advice and interviews from makers, artists, and designers.
The Miniviews series
This series profiles a wide variety of makers, asking these talented individuals two questions. That’s it, two questions. As makers, we all need to support each other in getting out there and making things. With that, brevity is key.
Check out some posts from the Miniviews series, providing insight from makers of all kind.
Aja Smart is the designer, owner, and maker behind Strand Texture - a fiber art brand established in 2019. Aja is a self-taught...
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Andrew Phelan (Andy Spoons) is a musician and woodworker based in Vancouver, BC. Andy sells spoons, utensils, coffee scoops, an...
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Amanda Krolczyk is an artist and woodworker running Plaid Beaver Co. She creates nature-inspired home decor and art pieces made...
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V Susan (Susan) runs Mellowpine DIY - a woodworking tutorials content site, YouTube channel, and resource for others to learn f...
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Nicole Band is the owner of Solstice Woodworks where she makes unique, wooden wall art - geometric and scenic, nature-inspired ...
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David Potsiadlo, otherwise known as Song Notes on YouTube, shares guitar tutorial videos and PDF chord charts that teach other ...
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Cristina Romero is a creative - illustrator, ceramist, graphic designer, and on. Howdy Studios is her business where she sells...
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Chereen Leong Schwarz is an outdoorswoman, wife, chef, and owner of Smeeny Beanie Knits. Colorado shines through in her product...
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Daryl vanderGroef is a woodworker and firefighter from Montana. Daryl builds handcrafted, custom ukeleles sold on Etsy as 'de H...
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Lena Njoku is an educator, wife, mother, and a macrame maker! She sells handmade macrame plant hangers, wall hangings, and cust...
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April Frost is a macrame maker and instructor. She sells PDF guides, DIY macrame kits, and other goods on Etsy. Check this inte...
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Ruslan Golovko is a maker - metal working, woodworking, motorcycle custom mods, and beyond. He's the owner of the coffee traile...
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Illustration - Made by Lisa Marie
NBC's Making It interview series
Presented, produced, and hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, Making It is NBC's craft-off television show. The makers - woodworkers, felt crafters, interior designers, and other brands of makers - are very talented individuals who's skills are put to the test in this competition series.
Having recognized the passion, drive, and pure enjoyment of making things that each Making It contestant illustrates, Makerviews is excited to have the chance to highlight, feature, and share insights from each contestant. This interview series gives a deeper look into these makers' lives. Article format based off of the Miniviews series. Learn more about this series.
June 23, 2021
Maria Antoinette Loggins is a wife, mother, and entrepreneur who has grown a prolific beauty and DIY digital business. Maria recently was a contestant o...
June 23, 2021
Adam Kingman is an industrial designer and creative director. Inspired by nature, and embodying resourcefulness, Adam often crafts with recycled and rec...
June 23, 2021
Blake McFarland is a retired MLB player turned full-time sculptor and artist. After suffering a career-ending injury, Blake channeled all of his pain an...
June 23, 2021
Becca Barnet is an artist who has pursued art from an early age, on through to college where she received a BFA in Illustration. Becca recently was a co...
June 23, 2021
Chelsea Andersson is a landscape architect who has worked on projects for Muir Woods, Yosemite, and Joshua Tree. Chelsea creates modern dollhouse craft ...
June 23, 2021
Jess Lamworth is a multidisciplinary artist, design and brand strategy consultant, and more. From consulting startups to creating food art and sculpture...
June 23, 2021
Gary Herd is a self-employed mural painter and woodworker who has been painting murals for over 13 years. Gary started a woodworking YouTube channel cal...
"Pick one project you're really excited about, and just focus on what you need to know for that one project." — Evan & Katelyn
The Stories
In the full-length pieces on Makerviews, see into the maker's processes, journeys, high and low points, and more. I spend time with each maker, interviewing and putting together written + visual pieces that focus on sharing their unique stories.
"When it comes to tools - buy one, and buy the best you can afford, and then use the hell out of it." — Anne Briggs
Other posts
This Maker Recommends...with Ryan Savin
Ryan James Savin of Little King Goods gives us a behind-the-scenes look into his shop and shares leatherworking craft tool recommendations. Check it out!
This Maker Recommends...with Evan and Katelyn
Evan (engineer, husband) and Katelyn (graphic designer, wife): this maker duo has been creating amazing YouTube video tutorials with DIY, woodworking, and metal working projects for quite some time now.
3 recommended magazines and publications
A list of 3 authentic and high quality publications and magazines.
Smith's Leather Balm
Maker brands with Smith's Leather Balm - all natural leather conditioner used to restore, preserve and protect fine leather goods.
By makers, for all
Rooted in a deep love and appreciation of handmade, quality goods, I'm setting out to partner and collaborate with artisans and craftspeople, highlighting these makers through in-depth articles.
Makerviews explores and shares the relationship between these makers and their chosen crafts, their individual and unique journeys, recommendations, and processes.